The Hefei–Nanjing railway also known as the Hening railway () is a railway line in China, running from Hefei to Nanjing at . The line is long and began service on April 18, 2008.(Chinese) "合宁铁路今天通车运营" Anhuinews.com 2008-04-18 High-speed trains on the line reduced travel time between Nanjing and Hefei from over three hours to 1.5 hours. The Hening Line forms part of the higher-speed Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway from Shanghai to Chengdu and the easternmost section of the Nanjing–Xi'an Railway. The faster Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway is under construction, including the parallel Shanghai–Suzhou–Huzhou high-speed railway (completed in 2024) and the Hefei South–Huzhou section of the Shangqiu–Hangzhou high-speed railway (completed in 2020). The railway is built to National Class I standards and can accommodate freight traffic, including double-stack rail transport.
The Shanghai–Nanjing–Hefei high-speed railway is a faster 350kph rated under construction line that parallels the Hening Railway, as part of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed railway.
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